NJ lawmaker questions price charged by AshBritt for Sandy cleanups

7:21 AM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Belmar Mayor, Matt Doherty, addresses the crowd, prior to the first boardwalk piling being driven into the sand on the beach in Belmar, Wednesday, January 9, 2013. The boardwalk was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. BELMAR - NJ - 1/09/13.

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Wide differences in how much money Shore towns spent on superstorm Sandy cleanup work have prompted a lawmaker to call for a state audit of the bills.

Sen. Richard J. Codey, D-Essex, said Thursday many towns got soaked by paying premium prices to a state contractor. Officials in other towns shopped and saved, "underscoring vast differences in the costs of debris removal contracts for seemingly the same type of work," Codey said.

An Asbury Park Press review of municipal bills showed that Florida-based AshBritt Inc., under a state contract, charged towns $21.25 per cubic yard to gather ...